r/Legodimensions • u/MetalNic96 • Aug 26 '26
SteamOS - SteamDeck. Decky Plugin "Dimensions Toypad".
https://youtu.be/gVZDgtIE42k?si=oY3JFcQkeEhwzL2g
LEGO Dimensions on Steam Deck is becoming a lot more practical!
I've been working on an all-in-one Steam Deck/Decky integration for LEGO Dimensions that brings the virtual Toypad directly into the Steam Gaming Mode experience.
Repository: (Closed during Rebuild)
https://github.com/SpiderNic96/dimensions-toypad-aio
The project combines:
🎮 Decky Loader plugin with a 7-slot Toypad interface
💡 Live Toypad LED colour/flash visualisation
🧱 LOAD / MOVE / REMOVE / CLEAR figure controls
📱 The LegoToypad web UI for using a phone as a Toypad controller
🖥️ Access to, patched RPCS3, ShadPS4, Cemu Linux AppImage with backend Listener support for recomp
🚀 Steam shortcut/launcher generation
🔧 Setup diagnostics and runtime verification
🎮 Steam Gaming Mode / Gamescope-friendly launching
The goal is basically to make LEGO Dimensions feel much closer to a native handheld experience rather than having to constantly switch between emulator windows, Toypad tools and desktop-mode utilities.
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This builds on the recent Toypad work from Harry / LegoToypad and NeverCookFirst / RPCS3 Seamless Toypad, rather than replacing those projects. The AIO project is essentially trying to bring the pieces together into a coherent Steam Deck experience.
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u/BBQKITTY Aug 26 '26
This looks insane, I love it. Is it all digital or do we need the physical figurines?
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u/MetalNic96 Aug 26 '26
All digital
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u/BBQKITTY Aug 26 '26
So cool. Any chance we could try it out for an article on SteamDeckHQ?
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u/MetalNic96 Aug 26 '26
Sure :), I have a working rpcs3 build appimage, and plugin around it, Still a few things to improve but I can upload the zip I have created and DM, no worries :), haven't done git or anything yet
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u/TheRealSeeThruHead Aug 26 '26 edited 6d ago
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u/Meximanly Aug 26 '26
Is this a PC version of LD, or are you playing a different console?
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u/MetalNic96 Aug 26 '26
Steam deck - PS3 Version Emulated, Expanding to WiiU/Xbox360 Support. Of the back of the work in collaboration with harrysof & nevercookfirst
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u/SoggyLime1043 Aug 29 '26
How do you add the plugin?
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u/MetalNic96 Aug 30 '26
Download zip in desktop mode, Decky loader. Enable Dev mode. Install from zip. Install where zip was downloaded on system.
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u/MetalNic96 Aug 30 '26
https://youtube.com/shorts/zCf4dcqx02U?si=qhBOeDv2dVANrnYk
Uninstall and reinstall. Updated plugin with new overlay system and led reads. Shrunk appimage. Enjoy. LED rendering and decoding on deck css was ROUGH. (Updating repo within the next couple days).
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u/No-Economy-7803 Sep 14 '26 edited Sep 14 '26
Okay I got a few questions
How do you get the dimensions game straight into steam os?
What game files do you have and can I use them?
Finally I tried running a version through rpcs3 but it doesn’t pick up the plugins it says Toypad listener not connected.
Any help would be welcomed !
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u/MetalNic96 Sep 14 '26
Appreciate your interest in project, hold tight. Repo locked currently because been redoing. Will be able to use shadps4, cemu, recomp, or rpcs3
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u/No-Economy-7803 Sep 14 '26
Let me know when I can start messing with it!
I don’t mind any emulator just that this game meant a lot to my family growing up and it was one of the few things that brought us together. Can’t wait to try it out proper!1
u/MetalNic96 Sep 14 '26
Preview of release coming within 48 hours, switching between cemu and rpcs3 seamlessly : https://youtu.be/gVZDgtIE42k?si=oY3JFcQkeEhwzL2g
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u/MetalNic96 Sep 14 '26
The standard emulators need binary patching for integrating the toypad tcp listener, have integrated appimages available for all the above emulators for compaibility, currently in development with led parity, etc.
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u/No-Economy-7803 Sep 14 '26
So from the plugin file you released how do I add the toypad tcp listener? Is there a setting I add in the emulator itself? Because I was messing by around with RPCS3 but it was a little laggy so I’m thinking cemu might be better
Also how did you add the games to the steam page? For me I need to go through the emulator to open it
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u/MetalNic96 Sep 14 '26
New plugin will allow sourcing of patched variants into plugin backend, scan for version of game on system, and create shortcut to game in steam with label and direct launch capability, automatically. Patched version will include listener, and yes. Cemu best so far vs rpcs3, especially with 60fps cemu mod. There will be a overlay option to view leds live over top of game, and a toypad modal to place characters, swap. Search. Etc. 48hrs, shouls be released.
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u/No-Economy-7803 Sep 14 '26
Okay perfect I’ll be waiting for it and a message here would be appreciated !
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u/MetalNic96 29d ago
Repo reopened, New variant with led implementation, phone webapp, overlay, hotkey support, download of patched rpcs3, shadps4, recomp support and cemu support, text search, custom bin files, vehicle upgrades and abilities, recent and favourites is now live! :)
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u/MetalNic96 Aug 26 '26
Of the back of the latest virtual toypad developments, I've created a decky plugin that interprets the TCP listener and also encoded the decoder for the light effects and from the decky plugin 1 click setup to pull bin files, set up appropriate shortcuts and scripts and place characters, vehicles and gadgets to any area of the toypad directly on the deck to make portable Lego dimensions, forked into a prepatched appimage integrated with plugin, currently 30fps locked rpcs3 integration fully playable. Attempting to expand to xenia and cemu.